Just Fine The Way They Are - Review

Just Fine The Way They Are :
From dirt roads to rail roads to interstates

By Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge
Illustrated by Richard Walz

Details: School & Library Binding, 32 pages

Published March 1st 2011 by Boyds Mills Press

Age Group: 6 and Up

US Retail: $17.95
On Sale @ Amazon $13.46 (25% Off)

Check your library - I found 4 other books by this author at my local library but this one isn't in my library yet. My library has an online option to send request to purchase books so I just sent that request to my library to purchase it. You may be able to find a copy at yours or you might even have an option to submit a request for them to purchase it.

*I am a big supporter of my local Libary... I even donate books to them that I review If they like to have them. My daughter loved this book so this one is going to stay with us for a little while longer.

Description: (Goodreads) Change. Who needs it? We do! Mr. John Slack, the keeper of a tavern beside a rutted dirt road in the early 1800s, thought things were just fine the way they were. So did Lucius Stockton who ran the National Road Stage Company in the mid 1800s. So too, did the owners of the railroads when the first model T appeared in 1908. Yet with each new innovation, Americans were able to move around the country more quickly, efficiently, and comfortably. Connie Woolbridge offers an informative, yet light-hearted look at how the dirt roads of the early 1800s evolved into the present-day U.S. highway system. Richard Walz's gorgeous paintings capture both the broad sweep and the individual impact of change and progress.



My Thoughts: My daughter really loved this book with all the colorful pictures and it had a train and horses in it... She loves trains and horses. I sat down and read it to her the other night and she is still dragging this book around.

The recommended age group for this book is 6 years and up. My daughter is 3 so she is a little young for this book however she sure did enjoy the story and the wonderfully illustrated pictures. At her age the book is a little long but she sure will enjoy this book for years to come...

I am always happy to get childrens books that tell about our history and this one is about the history of transportation. I really enjoyed the time line page at the back of the book. It gives information from the years of 1806 - 2004. (example: 1908 Henry Ford's first Model T rolls off the assembly line.) Plus the Places to visit page in the back has places, address and phone numbers of Museums, Education Centers and more.

I really loved this book for the history that the children will learn. What a wonderful way to teach children about the history of our transportation in a fun easy book. I have no problem recommending this book to children.



** I received a complimentary copy of Just Fine The Way They Are for review from the author Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge. I am an honest reviewer and my reviews are based on my own opinion and only written by me.*